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Corol'la (L. corolla, diminutive of corona, a crown or garland) : the inner 

 whorl of the floral envelope, that is, the petals taken collectively, whether 

 distinct or united. Fig. 87. 



Coro'niform (L. corona, a crown; forma, form) : shaped like a crown. 



Cor'ymb (L. corymbus, a cluster of flowers or fruit) : a flat-topped or merely 

 convex cluster of flowers whose pedicels arise at different heights on the 

 main axis, the older flowers being outermost. Fig. 83, x. 



Cor'ymbose : in corymbs, or corymb-like. 



Cos'tate (L. costa, a rib) : having one or more longitudinal primary ribs. 



Cotyle'dons (Gr. kotyledon, any cup-shaped hollow or cavity) : the first leaves 

 of an embryo. 



Creeping: running along or over the ground and rooting. Fig. 211. 



Cre'nate (L. crena, a notch) : having margins with rounded teeth. Fig. 231. 



Cren'ulate : finely crenate. 



Crusta'ceous (L. crusta, a crust) : hard and brittle. 



Cryp'togam (Gr. kryptos, hidden; gamos, marriage) : plant without flowers 

 in the usual sense, and without true seeds, such as the ferns, mosses, and 

 lower plants. 



Cu'cullate, pr. ku'kull-ate (L. cucullus, cap or hood) : hooded or hood- 

 shaped. 



Culm (L. culmus, stalk or stem, especially of cereals) : the hollow stem of 

 grasses. 



Cu'neate (L. cuneus, a wedge) : wedge-shaped. Fig. 224. 



Cus'pidate (L. cuspis, a point) : terminating in a hard and sharp point. 

 Fig. 251. 



Cylindra'ceous (Gr. kylindros, a roller) : somewhat cylindrical. 



Cyme (Gr. kyma, anything swollen, a wave or billow) : a flat or convex 

 flower cluster similar to a corymb, but having the innermost flowers 

 oldest. Fig. 82, v. Cy'mose : cyme-like, or bearing cymes. 



Cy'toplasm (Gr. kytos, a hollow vessel; plasma, anything formed or molded) : 

 the general protoplasm of the cell exclusive of nucleus and plastids. 



Decid'uOUS (L. decidere, to fall down) : falling off; not evergreen. 



Decom'pound : more than once compound or divided. Figs. 257 and 258. 



Decum'bent (L. decumbens, reclining) : reclining as if too weak to stand, and 

 tending to rise at the apex. 



Decur'rent (L. decurrens, running down) : applied to a leaf whose base ex- 

 tends downward below the insertion and forms a sort of wing along the 

 stem. 



Decurved' : curved downward. 



Deflexed' : curved or bent abruptly downward. 



